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You could do an "Extract from Output" into a take, and then just run a figure recognition on that. It will convert over to a figure (I'm sure there are other ways also...)

The symbol types and groupings are already all set, so it is pretty instantaneous.

I do. You can get some neat inspiration by recycling the output of phrases using different harmony and other parameters. Just mix it up and it can be different every time.

Try extracting output of something with harmony and then re-harmonizing the extracted output with different parameters (auto or manual), and/or clear the symbol information from the extracted take (there's a menu item for that) and rerun figure recognition on *that* (you can try split/independent voices and other things, or chords only, etc..)

You can come up with some inspiring material that way. It puts the engine to the test, but the inconsistencies can be useful here.

For many parameters, you can also use "Apply to Figure" and then delete it. However, snapshots are the most general case that works in all situations.

[quote="keith_phillips"]You can come up with some inspiring material that way. It puts the engine to the test, but the inconsistencies can be useful here.

This artistic approach is indeed very fruitful. Combine that with other copy/paste/divide/reverse/invert actions and you get infinite material variations.

The "inconsistencies" are inevitable. This workflow is very much like vectorizing a bitmap image and taking a screenshot off the vectors and then starting over and over again. You'll never get the same picture.

Also know as resynthesis.